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It’s very rare these days to find a morning when we have no plans. This past Sunday was one of those mornings when we were all home with nothing to do. We decided it would be the perfect time for our much anticipated eggsperiment.
What’s an eggsperiment?
We have been part of a CSA [2] for many years and recently opted in to receive half a dozen organic [3] fresh eggs each week directly from the farm. Prior to our CSA we were buying organic eggs mainly from our local Whole Foods Market. We have quite a few friends and family members who have chickens and have been raving about their delicious farm fresh eggs. Chickens are not in our future so our CSA was the way to go if we wanted fresh eggs. It was time to put the eggs to the test and have a family taste off.
Which eggs were better: CSA or organic store bought eggs?
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We whipped up two batches of scrambled eggs-each in a separate stainless steel [5] pan. One was chock-full of organic eggs from the farm and the other filled with organic store bought eggs.
Our three boys eagerly sat down at the table to begin the taste test. We suggested blindfolds-that didn’t go over too well. They promised to close their eyes with no peeking.
The oldest
We started with the oldest. The first scoop of egg went into his mouth with his eyes shut tight. His two brothers watched him begin to chew-waiting for a comment. He methodically chewed, savoring every bite. Nothing-no comments, no nothing. He rinsed his mouth with a little water (we decided ahead of time this would make it very official). Then he took his next bite. Again, chewing slowly and swallowing. He opened his big brown eyes and out came a few words in his deceptively deep voice: “These are the farm share eggs” as he pointed to one side of the plate. He was right. We decided to pry a little to see if he had made an educated guess or just a plain old guess. He reasoned that they tasted “fresher and juicier”. Juicier: an interesting choice of words to describe scrambled eggs. He also noted the farm share eggs were brighter in color, had more white specks and were smaller.
The youngest
Our youngest son repeated the process and made many of the same comments. We probably should have put them in separate rooms to keep the eggsperiment official, but that wouldn’t have been any fun.
The middle
The middle guy had no interest in closing his eyes at all. He just wanted to eat the eggs-and he did. No comment.
The verdict
- We all voted and the farm share eggs won.
- The farm share eggs were quite a bit smaller than store bought eggs.
- The farm eggs were a bit brighter in color than the store bought eggs.
- The farm share eggs tasted fresher-I’m not sure how to describe this. I think you will have to have a taste test yourself.
Overall it was a fun and different way to eat eggs together on a Sunday morning.
Why buy organic eggs? To learn more about the non-toxic and great green reasons to buy organic eggs head on over to Practically Green [6].
Have you done an eggsperiment? Do you buy organic eggs?